Warmed Brussels Sprout Salad

Warmed Brussels Sprout Salad

Sure, salads are usually healthy, but why don’t we toss a fried element in there for the heck of it? Fried things. Don’t fight it. Embrace it.
By Vanessa Pastore

Now I’m all for salads, especially with farmer’s market season just opening up, but I wanted to jazz it up a little bit. Sure, salads are usually healthy, but why don’t we toss a fried element in there for the heck of it? Fried things. Don’t fight it. Embrace it.

In a large heavy skillet, melt your earth balance over medium high heat. Yes, you could use olive oil, but I like the richness that the Earth Balance adds here.

Once melted, toss in the shredded sprouts and salt/pepper them to taste.

Leave them be for a few minutes, until they brown a little bit, then hit them with the juice of one lime; De-glazing style. See what we're doing here? The pseudo-butter acts as the oil, and the lime juice acts as the acid component/vinegar. We're dressing the salad in one fell swoop.

Pour the hot contents of the pan over your grain mixture, and combine.

Vanessa Pastore is a part time baker, blogger, and all around passionate about food. A vegan of 13 years, she has become obsessed with farmer's markets, international markets, and anything she can get her hands on. Everything is a potential ingredient, and every ingredient is a potential baked good. When she's not baking or blogging, chances are, she's thinking about it.